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That’s so metal

There are two major ways one can define “most” precious when it comes to precious metals: Price and how much of it actually exists on the planet. Let’s look at both — and you might be surprised by the results.

By price

Now let’s look at the most expensive metals — only some of these are commonly traded, so finding pricing for the more obscure ones can be difficult, and of course, prices change daily. Here are the current rankings for five commonly traded and invested metals, as of close of market April 17, 2012: